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Old 02-26-2012, 11:45 PM   #56
rollingsculpture
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Default Re: Position of the spark lever question

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Originally Posted by MrTube View Post
I have to ask, with a stock "A" head is it even possible to get the engine to knock from too much advance on todays gas?
ive set and timed the dist as per instructions , and when i start up it is full retarded and at start advance to half way down while running down the road at 35-40 i have moved the advance all the way down and never heard a knock can get the old boy up to 50mph full advance does not seem to make any more diff than half-3/4 advance 42-45mph is the best performance point for the truck on the hwy. i have been wondering though how much diff it makes on the point gap and plug gaps , is it better to run points at 18 or 22 would there be a noticeable difference? also plug gap is 35 what happens if it is 32 or 37 i have been trying to see where the best responsive settings are but can only go by my own subjective observations.
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